Cuff-retainer



(No Model.)

W. L. WEATHERLY.

CUFF RETAINER.

N0. 328,735. Patented 0013. 20, 1885.

ATTORNEY N. PETERS, Plwco-Linw m ner, Wiihinghm. my C UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM L. WEATHERLY, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

CUFF-RETAINER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 328,735, dated October 20, 1885.

Application filed June 11, 1585.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that LWILLIAM L.WEATHER- LY, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city and county of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Ouff-Retainers,which improvement is-fully set forth in the following specification and accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 represents a perspective view of a cuff-retainer embodying my invention. Fig. 2 represents a section thereof.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the two figures.

My invention. consists of a cuff button or stud formed with one or more spurs for retaining the cuff in position by the engagement of the spur or spurs with the surrounding sleeve.

Referring to the drawings, A represents a cuff or sleeve button or stud,which,excepting the features of my invention to be hereinafter set forth, is of usual form. On the head of the button are spurs B, which are punched out of the metal of said head and project therefrom in such manner that when the cuff is in position the spurs engage with the surrounding sleeve of a garment. The said spurs are preferably formed so as to project radially outwardly from the central portion of the said head, so that they may the more readily en- Serial No. 168,307. (No model.)

gage with the surrounding sleeve, and thus prevent the displacement of the cuff, the invention being more particularly serviceable for ladies cuffs, so as to avoid the necessity of pinning the cuffs to the sleeves of the outer garment.

The spurs may be formed separately from the head of the button and properly soldered or otherwise secured thereto, and when the invention is applied to aplated button the exterior plate of superior metal may have the spurs punched out therefrom, and the backing of inferior metal remain intact, so as not to materially destroy the strength of the head; but in all cases the button or stud has all the other advantages of a well-knowncuff button or stud possessing a head, shank, and back for fastening the ends of a cuff.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

A cuffretainer consisting of a button or stud having spurs on the outer face thereof, the said spurs being struck up from a portion of said face and arranged with relation to each other, substantially as described.

WILLIAM L. WEATHERLY Witnesses:

JOHN A. WIEDERsHEIM, A. P. GRANT. 

